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Should I remove scenes that I myself find “boring”?

fiction creative-writing

jan 16 at 1:31 Tamlyn 41

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Is it a good idea to write a summary of a plot before writing the full version?

style planning

mar 16 '11 at 23:39 Mark 121

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New digital ways of presenting a novel in 2011?

creative-writing

may 4 at 2:25 Mathias Lykkegaard Lorenzen 97

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Will my readers feel like they are reading a children's storybook if there are illustrations in my novel?

fiction novel

apr 11 '12 at 11:09 Lukas Stejskal 173

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Is the first draft of a novel usually shorter than the finished work?

editing novel creative-writing getting-started first-draft

jan 31 at 21:06 Joel Shea 1,625

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Is it a bad practice to occasionally add first-person narrative to third-person narrative?

fiction creative-writing

dec 31 at 1:16 tylerharms 623

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Is going 'off-topic' a sign of bad dialogue?

fiction dialogue

jul 24 at 14:21 Standback♦ 9,104

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How to overcome the fact that I can't write long stories?

fiction novel creative-writing

jun 12 '12 at 15:47 David Sweetman 31

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Has this dialogue enough suspense to engage the reader?

fiction suspense

may 2 '12 at 7:18 Neil Fein♦ 4,051

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How to attract the average reader to an “intellectual” novel?

novel creative-writing

may 4 '11 at 7:28 Arjang 126

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What to do if I end up confused by my own plot because of 'trying to be original' or 'trying to make the story more deep'?

fiction plot

mar 16 '11 at 15:35 justkt 4,082

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Should dull dialogue be removed completely?

fiction creative-writing dialogue

apr 16 at 9:21 Rebekah 115

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How to avoid repetitive sentence structure?

fiction creative-writing structure viewpoint

nov 17 at 1:14 Tannalein 346

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Is it really necessary to add things like “I thought, I wondered, etc,” in first-person narrative?

novel creative-writing

sep 12 at 11:40 joel.neely 121

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Breaking the 'cooling down' rule after finishing the first draft

novel creative-writing

aug 23 at 20:59 Neil Fein♦ 4,051

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Any suggestions to improve these three introductory paragraphs of a novel I'm writing (e.g. writing style, description and flow)?

fiction novel flow

jun 3 '12 at 21:15 Neil Fein♦ 4,051

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Simple way/techniques of arranging all the ideas and scenes in a plot?

organization

aug 17 '11 at 14:47 Joshin 658

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How to avoid getting confused while adding symbols within symbols (novel writing)?

fiction symbolism

jul 6 '11 at 13:59 Standback♦ 9,104

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Is a novel less credible if the dialogues are too perfect?

creative-writing

may 10 '11 at 20:35 Erik Westermann 296

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What's the proper way of formatting writing from a character in a novel?

novel formatting

apr 17 '11 at 17:31 Malvolio 660

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Placing similes at the beginning and at the end of a sentence

structure word-choice

may 16 at 16:47 Megan 51

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Is it strange if a novel starts the first chapter without one of main characters?

novel structure

may 15 at 19:05 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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Tips for writing sentences like a native speaker

creative-writing

mar 30 at 12:23 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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It is a sign of bad writing to have many scenes that are disconnected with the main plot?

fiction creative-writing plot

feb 10 at 19:26 kuwaly 231

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How to keep the reader engaged in a novel where “not much happens”?

fiction creative-writing

jan 10 at 14:14 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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Does this opening paragraph grab your attention? (very normal setting)

creative-writing short-story

nov 8 at 22:29 JohnB 121

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When to use the em dash (—) in fiction writing?

fiction punctuation

sep 17 at 10:20 Lauren Ipsum 20.2k

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Deciding whether to use a dialogue tag or an action tag in a dialogue

fiction creative-writing dialogue

aug 16 at 20:07 Dale Emery 6,149

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Writing a novel which has the same structure and a particular theme in each chapter

fiction plot

aug 10 at 23:59 Aerovistae 1,589

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How can I improve this description which includes actions?

fiction description

may 31 '12 at 13:43 Neil Fein♦ 4,051

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